LIFE Institute

Our purpose is to integrate biodiversity conservation into business models to maintain the ecosystem services that guarantee the functionality of business operations, the planet and society.

We believe in the power of influence and protagonism of companies and their value chains to propagate positive changes.

Founded in 2009, we are an international non-profit standard setting organization responsible for the development and management of LIFE methodologies and their third-party certification systems: LIFE Business and Biodiversity and LIFE Sustainable Territorial Management.

Based in Brazil, we also operate in Europe, Mexico and Paraguay, and are under development for Colombia, Argentina and Uruguai.

Our DNA is to incorporate the commitments of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD/UN) into the business agenda.

We are members of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity as one of the founding institutions of the Brazilian Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBNBio); part of the Align Project – Aligning accounting approaches for Nature, of the European Business and Biodiversity Platform and members of Biodiversity Credits Alliance Forum.

Where does the LIFE Institute operate?

With international headquarters in Brazil, we also operate in Europe and Latin America.

We have in our DNA the commitment to incorporate the commitments of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD/UN) into the business agenda.

As founding members of the Brazilian Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBNBio – together with CEBDS and CNI), we promote cooperation and engagement of the Brazilian business sector internationally with the Global Business and Biodiversity Platform (GPBB/CDB/UN). In Europe, we are members of the European Business & Biodiversity Platform (EU B@B Platform) and collaborate with the Align Project – Aligning accounting approaches for Nature.

Mission

Recognize and add value to private and public institutions that develop actions in favor of biodiversity conservation.

Vision

To be an international reference in promoting integration between business and biodiversity conservation.

Who we are

Our activities are carried out by a qualified technical team, coordinated by the Executive Secretary, directed by the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board.

In addition, we have the advice of the Permanent Technical Committee, which guides the development and continuous improvement of the Methodology and other tools focused on management for sustainability.

About LIFE Coalition

LIFE Coalition Video

LIFE Coalition for
Business and Biodiversity

Launched on December 15, 2022 during the COP -15 on Biodiversity in Montreal, Canada, the LIFE Coalition for Business and Biodiversity is formed by a group of companies committed to accelerating the insertion of biodiversity into business strategy, through** concrete actions and transformative solutions proposed by the LIFE Institute**.

As a member of the LIFE Coalition, the company becomes a protagonist in the transformation of business models, including biodiversity as a response to the global environmental emergency and mitigation of the effects of climate change.

Engage in this groundbreaking movement, join this initiative of visionary leaders that connects business and biodiversity.